Tim McGraw’s Circus is a True Big Top

Set This Circus Down marks Tim McGraw’s fifth consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. McGraw’s first week sales figure of 223,400 copies also places him at the No. 2 position on Billboard‘s Top 200 album chart.

McGraw’s “Grown Men Don’t Cry,” the first single from Circus, climbs to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, slightly trailing the No. 1 “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” from Brooks & Dunn and No. 2 “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” by Travis Tritt.

The Dixie Chicks’ “If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me” slides to No. 4, and Kenny Chesney’s “Don’t Happen Twice” remains at No. 5. In Top 10 action, Mark McGuinn’s “Mrs. Steven Rudy” moves up to No. 7, Gary Allan’s “Right Where I Need to Be” rises to No. 8, George Strait’s “If You Can Do Anything Else” moves up to No. 9, and Sara Evans’ “I Could Not Ask for More” ascends to No. 10.